Thread 5036989

Bros, I'm lost. My aunt died and she had a parrot, nobody was willing to take it, so I did. Now it's literally ruining my life. It's literally screaming all day, sunrise to sunset. When I try to get close it tries to bite me.

I think it's like 30-40 years or so old, my aunt had it since she was a kid (I think). I have no idea what to do, animal shelters near me aren't taking in birds, and have no hopes of giving it to someone else and every day with it burns fractions of my sanity. It's screaming right now as I type this.

ChatGPT says I should just put it down, but I also can't stomach that. What the fuck should I do?

>>5036989 (OP)
Give it to a zoo or bird sanctuary

>>5036990
No bird sanctuaries near me and only one big, fancy zoo which I doubt would take him in. But I'll still give them a call.

Just sayin'.

>>5036995
Fuck off, I'm trying to be a good person here.

>>5036989 (OP)
Chat GPT recommending you kill the animal is pretty funny, thought they would have safeguards against that

>>5036989 (OP)
>animal shelters near me aren't taking in birds
Put it in a box and place it on their doorstep.

>>5036989 (OP)
Your bird is mourning/missing your aunt and unsettled due to being rehomed. Was he allowed to see her when she was dead?

Hopefully he was, because that makes things easier, and faster, but it’s still going to take him a year+ even if he has good care and adequate companionship. Do you work from home? If the answer is no, you need a second bird for his health. If the answer is yes, you need a second bird for your mental health. If he was your aunt’s only bird and she wasn’t a stay-at-home, he’s probably incurable insane already. If you think you can tough out his morning period and he’s just sad/lonely/frightened due to the aunt shaped hole in his world plus the move to your home from his, you should go visit a bird rescue with him and see if there’s another parrot he has a good neutral interaction with that could be your second bird.

>>5037004
My aunt died in her house, so he saw it. He did have a bird gf, but she died a few years ago.

I understand the trauma, and I feel for the bird. But it's seriously rough, like I said the bird is basically in meltdown mode all day. I actually already tried to dissolve some diazepam in water but he barely touches it.

I get that getting and 2nd bird would be good, but right now I'm not sure if that is something I can or want to handle long term. Situation just suck hard right now. I'll expand my search for bird sanctuaries.

>>5037000
all pet health advice on the internet comes packaged with "see a vet" and "euthanise if its suffering", so ai will mimic that often in the context of pet care. also asking an ai for pet care advice should mark ones entire bloodline for extermination.

>>5037008
You could try normiebook. There are a lot of bird rescue groups out there. As a parrot owner I wish you the best. I appreciate that you are trying to give the bird the care he needs.

>>5036989 (OP)
I'm afraid I don't know much about birds, but that one looks cool as fuck. He looks mental, but cool as fuck. Do you not have a bigger pic? When I clicked on your OP, I called you a faggot in my head, for posting a pic that is only 10% bigger than the thumbnail.

>>5037081
It looks like an African grey parrot. It's supposedly one of the smartest bird species in the world.

Post the story to reddit, unironically. I think there's a decent chance that somebody will reach out to you. Also cover his cage with a towel it will give you both some rest.

>>5036989 (OP)
Bro got a free chicken dinner and he upset. Shakin my head right now to be honest senpai.

>>5037119
>>5036995
African grey parrots are more intelligent and sentient than ten cats combined

>>5036989 (OP)
You should sexually abuse it.

>>5036989 (OP)
Keep talking to him, and be nice. Don't show anger or frustration in your voice and keep feeding him from a distance.

>>5036989 (OP)
Start an online petition to get the attention of a bird sanctuary or zoo

>>5037048
This. My mother owns 5 of the fucking things from a facebook parrot shelter. People are always looking for Greys

OP here.

Great news, after spending literally 5+ hours of calling people I actually found someone. It's not a bird sanctuary, but a private guy who already has 6 parrots and like 50 years experience of taken care of them. He sounded like a great guy, and I'll drive there on the weekend, to check out everything before I give him the bird. I have a good feeling about this.

>>5037395
Fuck yeah OP good on you for seeking out a responsible experienced owner. Keep us updated.

>>5037395
Unequivocally based.

>>5037395
Based bird lover

>>5037395
Fuck yeah bro, ty for being like this.

>>5037124
shut up zipperhead. go eat your cat with some gutter oil

>>5037578
WTF is gutter oil ?

>>5037592
Hes chinese, it's what they use for cooking >>5036995

grey parrots are cool af maybe youre an asshole

>>5037395
Good shit. Keeping a parrot is not easy, that’s the right thing to do

>>5037395
Based bird guy. Hope he's pretty solid and you can pass this bird along to him.
For both of your sakes

>>5037124
What If I eat cats?

>>5039132
he's saying you have to eat ten cats to equal one parrot, they're just that inefficient

>>5039154
>implying I haven't eaten 10 cats before

>>5036989 (OP)
zoo near you?

>>5036989 (OP)
Put it down. It's suffering

>>5037395
Let us know how it went OP.

>>5037395
>From the fucked up imagination of Jordan Peele